NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Muhammad Anwarul Azam, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · El Cajon, CA

Muhammad Anwarul Azam, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in El Cajon, California, and NPI 1740244367, issued on Apr 12, 2006. Check the license (California A52314, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740244367
Name
Muhammad Anwarul Azam
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A52314 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1679 E Main St, El Cajon, CA 92021
Phone
(619) 579-6300
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 22, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(619) 579-0040
Medicaid ID
A0052314 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130311000429); may accept Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1679 E Main St

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  2. Shaghayegh Ameri AlhosseiniMarriage & Family Therapist1821467176
  3. Ki AngermanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477034817
  4. Elizabeth Berman, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1407024276
  5. Mona Bourget, M.A.Marriage & Family Therapist1043353113
  6. Brian DayMarriage & Family Therapist1558494468

Verify Muhammad Anwarul Azam in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

9,416 Medicare Part D claims for 383 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 68 claims were for opioids.

  1. Muhammad Azam9,416
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium472 claims
  2. Lisinopril381 claims
  3. Simvastatin357 claims
  4. Omeprazole338 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium329 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl308 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $757.20

31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Muhammad Azam$757.20
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Muhammad Anwarul Azam among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Muhammad Anwarul Azam, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

52 family medicine physician records list a practice address in El Cajon

They are 52 of the 3,277 NPPES records with a practice address in El Cajon, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dennis Dominguez, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211225063811
  2. Maria Amanda Gamboa, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211740638550
  3. Susannah Giezentaner, DOEl Cajon, CA 920211922123355
  4. Mona Hacker, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211285847871
  5. David Howe, M.D., D.C.El Cajon, CA 920211356544837
  6. Nejat Jalisi, M.D.El Cajon, CA 920211063651552
  7. John James, MDEl Cajon, CA 920211174682108
  8. Yousef Kurdy, MDEl Cajon, CA 920211164527099

Common questions

What is Muhammad Anwarul Azam, M.D.'s NPI number?

Muhammad Anwarul Azam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740244367, issued on Apr 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Muhammad Anwarul Azam, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1679 E Main St, El Cajon, CA, 92021. Phone: (619) 579-6300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Muhammad Anwarul Azam, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A52314, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Muhammad Anwarul Azam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Muhammad Anwarul Azam, M.D. had 9,416 Medicare Part D claims for 383 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.